Category Archives: sequences
Improving the Display of Type Material in the NCBI TaxBrowser
Have you ever been confused by multiple taxonomic names for a single organism? You’re not alone! It’s one of the challenges in maintaining any biological database. Recently we updated the NCBI TaxBrowser to assist with this. Let’s start with a … Continue reading
Posted by in BioCollections, sequences, taxonomy, What's New
Novel coronavirus complete genome from the Wuhan outbreak now available in GenBank
Updated! Get rapid access to Wuhan coronavirus (2019-nCoV) sequence data from the current outbreak as it becomes available. We will continue to update the page with newly released data. The complete annotated genome sequence of the novel coronavirus associated with the … Continue reading
Posted by in Genbank, Genome, nucleotide, sequences, Viruses, What's New
NCBI on YouTube: new videos on PubMed, My Bibliography, sequence data and more
Here are the latest videos on our YouTube channel. Subscribe to get alerts for new videos. Introducing the Genome Submission Wizard in Genome Workbench v3.0 Genome Workbench version 3 is a major upgrade, including the addition of the Genome Submission … Continue reading
Posted by in Gene, Genome Workbench, My Bibliography, PubMed, sequences, What's New, youtube
Vector graphics downloads now available in NCBI genome browsers and sequence views
You can now download images in both PDF and Scaled Vector Graphics (SVG) formats from our Sequence Viewer and genome browsers such as the Genome Data Viewer! SVG files are ideal for editing in image editors and provide high quality … Continue reading
Posted by in Genome Browser, nucleotide, Sequence Viewer, sequences, What's New
New search helps you find prokaryotic proteins
The latest improvement in the NCBI search experience is designed to help you quickly find microbial proteins. Now when you search for a prokaryotic protein name such as recombinase RecA in NCBI’s sequence databases or in the All databases search, … Continue reading
Posted by in bacteriology, Microbiology, Protein, sequences, What's New
New results for organelle genome searches
As part of our ongoing effort to improve your search experience, we’ve made it easier for you to find the sequence of your favorite organelle genome plus all the information and data associated with it. To find organelle genomes, search … Continue reading
Posted by in chloroplasts, mitochondria, nucleotide, Protein, sequences, What's New
September 11 Webinar: A beginner’s guide to genes and sequences at NCBI
On Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at 12 PM, NCBI staff will present a webinar for people with limited experience working with gene and sequence information. You will learn about the kinds of data available for genes and sequences, how to … Continue reading
Posted by in Gene, nucleotide, Protein, sequences, What's New
The new BLAST results are now the default view
As you may know, we have been offering a new BLAST results (Figure 1) as a test page since April. In response to your positive reception and after incorporating many improvements that you suggested, we made the new results the … Continue reading
Posted by in BLAST, nucleotide BLAST, protein BLAST, sequences, What's New
EST and GSS databases now retired
In July 2018, NCBI announced plans to retire the EST and GSS databases, and we have now implemented these changes. We will continue to accept submissions of EST and GSS sequences, but will no longer provide special processes for these sequence types. … Continue reading
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Primer-BLAST now offers help with irrelevant off-target matches
Primer-BLAST, NCBI’s primer-designer and specificity-checker, now offers a way to help you with irrelevant off-target matches. Sometimes Primer-BLAST can’t design specific primers for your target sequence because of similar non-target sequences in the database. In some cases, you may know … Continue reading
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